Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-12
CURB BITSON IRON STEEDS
SENATOR'S S1HL BUSY WITH
THE MACS OF THE RAILS.

The Fourth CLAUSE Again EIuoidated-
The Charleston Public Building Bill
Ftna ly Put through tho Il BOuse After
Being Cut Down to $500, 600 The
Pacific Railroad Bill successfully Fill
bustered Over.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE Senate at
2o'clock this afternoon resumed consid-
GRAFTON Of the interstate commerce bill,
and was addressed by MIR. Coke, in favor
Of the conference report. The intelligent
Judgment OF the country, he said, would
approve 1t, not because it was all that the
people had right to demand, or because
it gave them justice, but because, although
railing greatly below the standard In both
these regards, It was a beginning
good long step in the right direction
which might be added to and supplement
] ted in the future, and might be, by the light
4 ofexperience, perfected so as to be abso-
n lutely right and effective. In conclusion
Il he said that it remained 10 be seen wheth-
er corporate power was so intrenched in
n the Senate that the pending bill was to
share the tate OF its predecessors.
Mr. Harris, one of the three Senate con-
a ferees. made an argument in favor OF the
# hill. The country, he said, had for more
4 the carrying trade be justly regulated by
Il the government.
THE FORUTH CLAUSE.
q The construction sought tosbe given to
y the fourth section Gas to the long and short
81 baul) was simply absurd. The plain
# meaning of the section was that carrier
n should not demand larger gross sum for
q hauling carload of grain or other freight
q over part of his line than is demanded
In hnn in al ilor arIo of
a class of freight over its whole line. One
a effect of il would be to put an end
to those rulnOus competitions
ii for through freight, known
81 as "rate wars" When a railroad CON-
IN pany was made to understand that the
law prohibited it from charging greater
81 sum over part OF its line than 1t de-
manded for its whole line, it would bs
somewhat reluctant to commit the
n 2ncial suicide involved IN
rough freights, which were
Pt infreque ntiy fixed by angry, un-
asonable and reckless rate wars. Ii
build allow fair and healthy competition
id would fix rates on its through traffic
at would be standard OF its maximum
bal rates. Mr.. Harris was several
nes interrupted with questions, and the
bate took a cOlloquial form between
mself, Messrs. .McPhersOD, Camden and
bulsbury.
MI OAll ODLaluSU JDe UOOT, DuI NloiUeQ
motion to go into executive sess on,
r. Cullom, in the meantime, repeating
be notice heretofore given by him that he
FOuld ask the Senate TO remain in session
p.morrow till the bill was disposed OF.
The Senate then at 1915 O'Clock went into
ecret session and when the doors were
Ropened adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
In the House to-day, on motion of Mr..
ragg, of Wisconsin, the Senate amend
ents were concurred in TO the bill pro-
fdIng for a school Of instruction for cav
!ry ard light artillery.
MIR. Willis, OF Kentucky, reported back
lie river and harbOr appropriation bill. IT
vas referred to committee of the whole.
Mr.. Oates, of Alabama, from he Com
hittee on the Revision OF the Laws, re-
#pOrted the bill to prohibit the appoint
"A lent Of Congressional committees 20 at
IN Ind funerals at public expense outside
Ill 1e District of Columbia, and also to pro-
Ek Hit draping public bulldiRgs in mourn
H., except upon the authority OF the
6resdent. 1t was puJ on the House CAL
eDdar.
CHARLESTON'S PUBLIC BUILDING.
in the morning hour the House resumed
committee OF the whole consideration
the bill for the erection of public
building at Charleston, ). &. The bill
pproprIates 500, 900 for the purchase of
site and 100000 Tor the erection of the
building. Mr. Hepburn, Of Iowa, moved
Oreduce this latter amount to $2O0,0e0.
hs city, he asserted, wae in its drca-
ence, and in support of this assertion he
ltated that between 1860 and 1850 the
White population had increased only
100, and between 1870 and 1880 the entire
pOmlation only 1858. while between the
ane periods the government receipts
ron all sources had steadily fallen Oh.
CHARLESTON DEFENDED.
Nr. Dibble thought that Mr.. Hepburn's
ktaement was not fair one. In the pc
hiod between 1860 and 1880 Charleston
had passed through all tue misf0rtunes
y HNsour years war, and at the close OF
war grass had been growing III her
streels. But the people mad accepted the
situation. had become once again loyal
citizens in spirit as well as in name, and
had laid their heads and hearts together
tOrsyiye her fallen fortunes, ana stalls
| tcs would prove that they had done so.
4 As he did not wish TO imperll the 0lll ne
II asked the committee to agree 10 Mr. hep
burns motion. This was done. The
III Committee then rose, ana tne plH rs
II imeuded was passed.
PACIFIC RAILROADS.
~ Tbe next committee on the list was the
1ommittee on Pacific Railroads. Mr..
lisp. of Georgia, slated that 1T was the
tention of the committee to call up the
acac railroad funding bill, but as por-
on OF the morning hour had been con.
Lmed. be asked that the remainder oi
ks b0ur be dispensed WITH before tine CON-
ma Vee was called. The gentleman from
UliA,v Mr.. Springer had submitted an
ameSdment, which was not yet printed
and Ma Gentleman was not prepared tC
epeakEo.day. He desired by unanimous
copsekt that the previous question on the
epproksment OF the bill be removed, sc
that iJ might be open to amendment and
o twoVhours' debate.
A LITTLE FILIBUsTER1NG.
Objection was made to Mr.. Crisp's pro.
posal, and desultory debate followed
some of the gentlemen taking part IN
Conversational discussion for the purpose